Hi there - I started to collect the postcard sets recently, mainly for the bonus cards believe it or not, since I am such a Wacky collector I needed to have all of the regular-size cards to remain complete. Anyway, the postcards themselves are very cool so now I am hooked on them too.
My questions are twofold, so I appreciate anyone willing to help out with their knowledge:
1) Is there a complete Master list of all the sets somewhere? I see that RawGoo had posted a list through Series 8 (very helpful - thanks!) but I believe there have been several releases since then. Any re-direction to a complete list would be welcome...especially helpful as I try to make sense of the confusing TS bonus card series.
2) Are the Wacky's in the postcard sets totally unique and original to the postcards? I am not that well-versed on recent Wacky's the know, but they are very good and deserve a wider release than this limited format, such as in ANS or Old School (if appropriate) andf would really like to see these as stickers.
Thanks for the help....
Derryl
Hi Derryl,
Glad to hear you like the postcards! I'm Neil, the original designer of the postcards and one of the artists. I think most people here will agree, the postcards are a nice compliment to the All New Series sets.
In answer to your first question, I rely on RawGoo (Pat) to keep us up to date with the master list. In fact, she keeps much better track of it than I do, so if you have any specific questions, I'd recommend asking her.
With regards to part 2 of your post, all of the titles in the postcard sets are completely unique. Originally, I wanted to include regular size equivalents of the postcards, but opted for sketch cards instead, since it's seemed more appropriate given the limited nature of the sets. Later in Series 4, we introduced the regular size artist bio cards and then in series 6, we finally released the mini postcards, which are regular size redraws of some of the titles that appear in the postcard sets. On a related note, there's always the possibility of releasing the postcards in a sticker format, but I'll leave that for a future discussion.
Have fun collecting and look for more postcard sets in 2013!
Neil